This report looks at what happens when nursing homes pursue family members and friends to collect nursing home charges.
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The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulations and the regulations regarding the filing of suspicious activity reports (SARs) are outdated and need to be updated to strengthen and modernize the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) program requirements for financial institutions and other entities and to protect consumers. We support the proposed AML/CFT…
This letter, from a coalition of over 50 consumer, civil rights, academics and privacy organizations urges the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to take meaningful actions to reduce and eliminate junk fees in international remittance transactions. Remittance disclosures should require that two numbers be highlighted: the total cost of the remittance (including the money sent…
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These are comments to the California Public Utilities Commission in support of TURN’s extreme heat protection recommendations and in support of opening a rulemaking regarding extreme heat protections.
These comments focus on call quality issues, incarcerated people’s ability to complain to the FCC, and best practices for contracts between providers and correctional facilities.
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) v. HUD challenges the application of HUD’s disparate impact rule under the Fair Housing Act to the business of homeowner’s insurance. The insurance industry asserts that HUD’s rule is inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s decision in Texas Dep’t of Hous. & Cmty. Affairs v. Inclusive Communities, 576 UA…
NCLC will pursue common-sense regulatory and legislative reforms to ensure fairness, fight fraud, and protect consumers in 2025.
A letter to the Federal Communications Commission in support of their proposed rule to require all wireless providers to unlock handsets no more than 60 days after activation.
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These comments from the Maryland Energy Efficiency Advocates' Coalition include recommendations to ensure a stakeholder process for electrification and keeping low-income incentives with the state agencies that administer a suite of low-income energy efficiency programs.
Absent a federal requirement, far too many states and local governments will continue to promulgate ownership requirements that exclude heirs property owners and other survivors without conventional documentation of title.
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NCLC, consumer, and civil rights groups comments to the OCC strongly oppose the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)’s proposed rule on Permissible Interest on Loans That Are Sold, Assigned, or Otherwise Transferred (proposal or proposed rule).
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As noted by the FTC, bank imposter texts are skyrocketing. As described in this letter, there are specific actions that banks can take to help stem these, and to protect consumers from losses that result from these imposter texts.
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